Charles Guy Briggle
Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1932 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Guy Briggle was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. He earned a law degree from University of Illinois College of Law in 1904. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1883–1972
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover, 1932
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Illinois College of Law 1904
- Succeeded by
- Omer Poos
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Southern District of Illinois | Hoover (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
Judicial Record
In our data, Briggle authored 7 published opinions for the court (1935–1948). Most cited: Indian Refining Co. v. Dallman (35 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Indian Refining Co. v. Dallman | 31 F. Supp. 455 | 35 |
| 1946 | Olin Industries, Inc. v. Barnett | 64 F. Supp. 722 | 13 |
| 1948 | Metropolitan Casualty Ins. Co. v. Richardson | 81 F. Supp. 310 | 12 |
| 1938 | Haefer v. Herndon | 22 F. Supp. 523 | 12 |
| 1946 | Bowers v. Remington Rand, Inc. | 64 F. Supp. 620 | 8 |
| 1946 | Swettman v. Remington Rand, Inc. | 65 F. Supp. 940 | 7 |
| 1935 | Singleton v. Order of Railway Conductors of America | 9 F. Supp. 417 | 5 |
Showing the 7 most-cited of 7 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Charles Guy Briggle?
- President Herbert Hoover appointed Charles Guy Briggle to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in 1932.
- Was Charles Guy Briggle appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charles Guy Briggle was appointed by President Herbert Hoover, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charles Guy Briggle's confirmation vote?
- Charles Guy Briggle was confirmed by voice vote on January 20, 1932. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Charles Guy Briggle on?
- Charles Guy Briggle was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Los Angeles Times (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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40 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).